A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
SWANWICK, a chapelry in Alfreton parish, Derby; 2 miles SW by S of Alfreton r. station. It was constituted in Nov. 1861; and it has a post-office under Alfreton. Pop., 2,040. S. Hall is the seat of the Rev. H. Wood. Coal is largely worked. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £103. Patron, F. Wright, Esq The church was built in 1860, and is in the geometric style. There are Baptist and Primitive Methodist chapels, a free school, and large new schools for girls and infants.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Alfreton CP/AP Derbyshire AncC |
| Place: | Swanwick |
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